Archive for April, 2011

Different Folk Rock Bands You Never Heard Of

Saturday, April 30th, 2011

The folk rock genre is a growing and eclectic one that includes a variety of styles from singer-songwriter, electric folk, and Celtic punk. It originated in the early 1960′s, but has grown and spread to be influenced by all types of cultural and folk music. A classical take on the folk rock genre can be [...]

Why Folk Rock Is So Popular

Sunday, April 17th, 2011

In the mid 1960s folk singer Bob Dylan swapped his acoustic for an electric guitar and folk rock was born. At the time Dylan took a lot of heat from purists who identified folk as much by the instruments played as the stories told. Dylan’s particular genius was to recognize that whether a song is [...]